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welcome back to take action is the f_b_i_ investigation deep bands in the
republican congresswoman michelle book by opment yes you'll recall that
michelle bachman announced this past week she will not be running for
reelection
but we've also learned a couple weeks ago that the f_b_i_ was investigating
some irregularities involving the financing of her presidential campaign
well here to get renews investigation sources sources lurking instigation tell
us
the michelle back with former chief of staff indeed parish
has now given support
according to the f_b_i_
declaring that michelle bachman knew a lot of and approved of
secret payments
to biola state senator can't sorenson
republicans sorensen was uh... being solicited apparently for
helping at the bottom campaign uh... if he's allegations are true you could make
the case that michelle bachman scampering was essentially trying to
bribe
republican state senator to get himself to get his endorsement
before the iowa caucuses in the twenty twelve republican presidential contest
michelle bachman is also facing allegations that um... some money from a
leadership hack
was being paid to presidential campaign staff that would be a violation of
federal election commission guidelines g has already been fined by the f_e_c_ for
some irregularities involving her house races but nonetheless
but that does in to take action is today is that the f_b_i_ investigation is
deepening and that their allegations that have been made by michelle bachman
spore murcia court staff
but she knew a lot of ed approved jobs
secret payments to what i what republican state senator before the iowa
caucuses
michelle bachman uh... her office she has claimed that she did nothing wrong
which he knows of no criminal violations but nonetheless
this investigation is deepening and perhaps
perhaps this explains why michelle bachman announced over the past week but
she would not be
running for reelection perhaps it's because she needs to concentrate all of
her efforts on preparing any legal defense how we are not yet at this stage
where michelle bachman would be notified that she's a target of the investigation
or a separate investigation things a very early but again we can confirm that
um...
that and a parish that minnesota republicans former chief of staff
provided sworn testimony
with some serious allegations against michelle bachman to the f_b_i_ this past
week and that there are two other staff members who have been in touch with the
f_b_i_ ato by the way what we're talking about government witnesses against
michelle bachman it's not just a former chief of staff
but it's her former are a lot field coordinator
peter waldron
who is also filed complaints against her with the federal elections commission
serious stuff
michelle bachman
now um...
did have enjoyed a comment on any of this
wanted you know i'm just
sort of delighted to be working with you on this because are no how experienced
you wore and and i find it very exciting that you were able to get this
information exclusively
forty actually is that
her forms use that any parish in that the iowa regional director
peter waldron
have now cooperate with the president recitation of wire and mail fraud
allegations
and i'm wondering as someone who's covered this before was there
what you can tell us about the size that we should look for next
for people that are following this story what should we whether any indicators a
telltale giveaways if she becomes a story of the investigation
or or not
well under justice department guidelines a political figure becomes a target of
investigation is usually notified or their attorney is notified that pay you
become a target it means a done tribune serious face the investigation and it's
time for you to lawyered-up and and get ready
either for negotiations with investigators and prosecutors are what
that i think we're still a several months away from that but that the key
thing to keep in mind is that the defense
the justice department tens of a very difficult time bringing wire fraud and
mail fraud cases and last
there is somebody credible on the inside it was providing them information ad in
this particular case between any parish rishabh ottens former chief of staff
computer waldron who served as a rob uh... i will feel quarterly both of them
have become government witnesses
and both presumably
would have uh... huge amounts of information to provide to the f_b_i_ and
the key with wire fraud and mail fraud for example
with the judicial bachmann signed false documents in that
our campaign disclosure reports that she signed them knowing that they were wrong
and knowing that money was being paid a somebody to help by their bride or what
not if she signed documents
uh... saying one thing that turned out not to be true and and put them in the
mail add that as a violation of the u_s_ criminal code so they're all sorts of
different ways that she could get tripped up criminally
by this simply by the documents that she would have had to sign abiding at the
top of a presidential campaign